Ian McDiarmid as Porter in Macbeth (1979)

PORTER Here's a knocking indeed: if a man were porter of hellgate,
he should have old turning the key. Knock, knock,
knock. Who's there i'th'name of Beelzebub? Here's a farmer
that hanged himself on th'expectation of plenty. Come in time
- have napkins enough about you, here you'll sweat for't.
Knock, knock. Who's there in th'other devil's name?
Faith, here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales
against either scale, who committed treason enough for God's
sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven. O, come in, equivocator.
Knock, knock, knock. Who's there? Faith, here's an English
tailor come hither for stealing out of a French hose.
Come in, tailor, here you may roast your goose.
Knock, knock. Never at quiet: what are you? But this place is
too cold for hell. I'll devil-porter it no further: I had thought to
have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way
to th'everlasting bonfire. Anon, anon. I pray you,
remember the porter.

MACDUFF Was it so late, friend, ere you went to bed,
That you do lie so late?
PORTER Faith, sir, we were carousing till the second cock, and
drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things.
MACDUFF What three things does drink especially provoke?
PORTER Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it
provokes, and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it takes
away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be
an equivocator with lechery: it makes him, and it mars him; it
sets him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him and disheartens
him, makes him stand to and not stand to. In conclusion,
equivocates him in a sleep, and giving him the lie,
leaves him.

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[Cedarosaurus]

the way he says "equivocator" at 1:25 sounds exactly like Palpatine.

[umbrella0326]

Wow - he's appropriately silly, strange, savage, and ultimately....funny. He's really goodl

[HypercaneKyle]

palpatits

[ImperiumTrooper]

@Cedarosaurus Because it is Palpatine... ;) it's just him before he became a Senator.

[ImperiumTrooper]

This man is a genius, even here. This is just Palpatine before he shaped up and became a politician.

[MrBryBZ]

Who knew Palpatine had a hairy back??

[gtabro1337]

that awesome Scottish accent :D

[totterdell]

Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your rebel fleet??!?! I assure you we are quite safe from your FRIENDS here!!!

[kristelandreajonas]

watching this at night scares the living shit outta me.

[lukenukem1976]

I can see Palpatines tits

[lukenukem1976]

thanks for posting

[GoldenCenturion]

And now young knocker.....you will die.